Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Jul;30(7):1490-1492. doi: 10.3201/eid3007.240055.
We conducted a cross-sectional serosurvey for chikungunya virus (CHIKV) exposure in fruit bats in Senegal during 2020-2023. We found that 13.3% (89/671) of bats had CHIKV IgG; highest prevalence was in Eidolon helvum (18.3%, 15/82) and Epomophorus gambianus (13.7%, 63/461) bats. Our results suggest these bats are naturally exposed to CHIKV.
我们在 2020 年至 2023 年期间在塞内加尔对果蝠进行了一项关于基孔肯雅病毒(CHIKV)暴露的横断面血清学调查。我们发现,89/671(13.3%)只蝙蝠有 CHIKV IgG;Eidolon helvum(18.3%,15/82)和 Epomophorus gambianus(13.7%,63/461)蝙蝠的感染率最高。我们的结果表明,这些蝙蝠自然感染了 CHIKV。